| | | | The news for Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Lincoln Navigator With Casket and Body Inside Stolen in Arcadia Area  Authorities searched Thursday morning for a black Lincoln Navigator with a casket and body inside that was stolen near a church in an unincorporated area between Arcadia and Pasadena. The hearse was reported stolen about 8:05 p.m. Wednesday from the 700 block of Rosemead Boulevard, near St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, according to Deputy Juanita […]
  
Five Vehicle Crash Prompts Closure of Portion of Freeway in Palmdale A stretch of the southbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Palmdale was closed for about an hour Thursday morning due to a five-vehicle crash that left one vehicle on its side. The crash was reported near the Angeles Forest Highway about 4:50 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. It was unclear if there were […]
Southland Hot Spell Nears Record Temperatures This week’s hot spell will reach a climax Thursday, with highs in several Southland communities nearing or reaching record territory. “We might get close,” National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Bruno said when asked about record highs. The candidates, he said, include LAX, Downtown L.A., Burbank and Long Beach. “We’re getting close,” added meteorologist Miguel Miller […]
Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Sylmar Police Thursday morning sought the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a woman in a hit-and-run in Sylmar. The woman was walking outside of a marked crosswalk when she was hit near Hubbard Street and Dronfield Avenue about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. She was pronounced dead at […]
Man Hospitalized After Rescue From Burning Home in East Hollywood  A man who was rescued from the second floor of a burning vacant and boarded-up two-story home in East Hollywood was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the 600 block of North Ardmore Avenue, south of Melrose Avenue, about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and encountered heavy fire coming from the 3,064-square-foot structure, according […]
Delta to Become Official Airline of 2028 Summer Olympics The LA 2028 organizing committee has added a major corporate sponsor, signing a $400 million deal that will make Delta Air Lines the official airline of the 2028 Summer Olympics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, it was reported Thursday. The agreement, confirmed by a source not authorized to speak publicly, represents the next […]
Teams Prepare for Final Round of Countywide Mock Trials Competition The eight teams still standing in the 38th annual Riverside County Mock Trials Competition will confront each other in the “elite round” Thursday, and the top competitors in that contest will move on to the semifinal and final rounds this weekend. After four rounds of competition this month, Riverside’s Arlington, MLK, North, Notre Dame, Poly […]
Public Hearing Set On Palm Desert City Council Boundaries Palm Desert residents are invited Thursday to give their input on the boundaries of two City Council districts as the city prepares to change the way it conducts elections. As part of its Thursday meeting, the Palm Desert City Council will hold the second of five planned public hearings on the issue. The first public […]
Vehicle Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in Torrance  All lanes of Crenshaw Boulevard between the Torrance Crossroads shopping center and Skypark Drive in Torrance reopened Thursday morning, more than four hours after a deadly crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian. The accident in the 24200 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, near Lomita Boulevard, was reported about 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. […]
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